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​2017
Dunedin street art warns of littering’s consequences  (January 31, 2017)
Full Story
Keep America Beautiful announces winners of How Will You End Littering? video contest  (January 31, 2017)
Top Talent
Garbage littering the Mahane Yehuda Market during Jerusalem municipality strike  (January 31, 2017)
Photo
Pearl River Central NJROTC Cadets take to the streets to fight litter  (January 31, 2017)
Good Work
Hachiko area of Shibuya Station choking on litter from smokers  (January 30, 2017)
Full Story
One man and dog on 7000 mile litter pick across Great Britain  (January 30, 2017)
Inspiring
Litter councillor delivers annual report  (January 30, 2017)
Video
Defra plans litter enforcement revamp  (January 30, 2017)
Update
Sheriff speaks on litter at Glove and Trowel Garden Club  (January 30, 2017)
Proactive
The waste enforcers keep Cardiff clean and tidy  (January 30, 2017)
Overview
Lalbagh Flower Show littering down by 90%: volunteers  ((January 29, 2017)
Full Story
Resident asks for action against litter  ((January 29, 2017)
Read More
Campaign started to stop littering  ((January 29, 2017)
Action Call
Poster winner combines anti-smoking and litter messages  ((January 29, 2017)
See Entry
MDC and MoDOT invite schools to fight litter with annual contest  ((January 29, 2017)
Underway
Dangers posed by the littering of plastic bags and surface mining  ((January 29, 2017)
Ghana
Littering takes time before Hancock Commission  (January 28, 2017)
Read  More
Littering cop in trouble after threatening pedestrian  (January 28, 2017)
Controversy
Sycamore seniors say it's time to stop littering  (January 28, 2017)
On The Case
Fulton Mayor: Littering is a problem throughout city  (January 28, 2017)
Leader
Europe must seize opportunity to create over 800,000 new jobs within Europe  (January 27, 2017)
Full Story
Dundalk jumps up the IBAL litter league listings  (January 27, 2017)
Read More
Area student wins Keep America Beautiful award  (January 27, 2017)
See Video
Rubbish Friends group tackle pier litter in their biggest challenge yet  (January 27, 2017)
Teamwork
Bodmin residents complain of anti-social behaviour after Fore Street was left strewn with litter  (January 27, 2017)
Complaint
Singapore’s clean city image trashed by litter  (January 27, 2017)
Letter
Popular Pokeno icecream stop has growing litter problem​  (January 27, 2017)
Problem
Bipartisan support to clarify cigarette butts are litter​  (January 26, 2017)
Historic
Lukashenko calls to enhance accountability for littering in forests  (January 26, 2017)
Leadership
Litter crackdown, blue collar Republicans, hardly over it  (January 26, 2017)
Letters
Lanzarote anti-litter campaign backed by island artists and Olympians  (January 26, 2017)
More Here
Community hero rings police and council over paper cup thrown in road  (January 26, 2017)
Full Story
Report littering in Gullion  (January 26, 2017)
Website
Sharing the burden of county litter problem  (January 25, 2017)
Editorial
Residents angry after trees cut down but eyesore litter left near station  (January 25, 2017)
Action Wanted
Hacking River rubbished  (January 25, 2017)
Unfortunate
Kaniva police hit out at rubbish dumpers  (January 25, 2017)
Read More
Ex-Army men might soon crack down on littering  (January 24, 2017)
Full Story
Memphis funds five smart city research projects  (January 24, 2017)
Good Move
New litter campaign targets roads  (January 24, 2017)
Where?
Municipality starts fining people for littering at Sector 17  (January 24, 2017)
In India
Mounds of garbage litter streets a week after flood  (January 24, 2017)
A Problem
Roadside litter campaign revs up  (January 24, 2017)
Learn More
Sharing the burden of county litter problem  (January 24, 2017)
Editorial
Fast food outlet in 2am opening bid  (January 24, 2017)
Controversy
Campaign to involve Pill community in crack down on litter  (January 24, 2017)
Team Ready
Mixed reaction as big clean up underway following DC Women’s March  (January 23, 2017)
See Mess
Trump supporter cleans up after Women’s March protesters trash the environment  (January 23, 2017)
Video/Story
Four years on, trash bag in taxis initiative is no more  (January 23, 2017)
Full Story
COURT: Litter lout who dumped a pile rubbish from his van in Sheffield gets a fine  (January 23, 2017)
Busted!
Police stop armed men patrolling Texas neighbourhood after viral arrest  (January 23, 2017)
An Update
Town stages litter pick up party as part of Martin Luther King Week  (January 22, 2017)
Nice Touch
Flower show aims to be a clean affair  (January 21, 2017)
Good Plan
High tech litter bins considered in Dublin County  (January 21, 2017)
Read More
Politician proposes deposit law in eco battle  (January 21, 2017)
Wales
Time to bring back deposits on bottles  (January 21, 2017)
Opinion
Zero litter plan announced  (January 21, 2017)
On The Way
Resident frustrated people continue to litter in Brisbane Park despite community efforts  (January 21, 2017)
Full Story
Waterford Council putting plans in place to deal with increased litter problem  (January 21, 2017)
Details
KWM partners under fire for leaving office like a student flat with client files littering office floor  (January 21, 2017)
Read More
Explore Lake Simcoe Sustainable Tourism says no to plastic straws​  (January 20, 2017)
Innovation
City police 'standing firm' in St. Lucia  (January 20, 2017)​
Forewarning
Resident frustrated by people who continue to litter in Brisbane Park despite community efforts​  (January 20, 2017)
Full Story
Waterford Council putting plans in place to deal with increased litter problem  (January 20, 2017)​
On The Move
Watch out, tossers: anti-littering campaign ramps up  (January 20, 2017)​​
Story Here
Litter Action: Dorset Devils  (January 19, 2017)
Website
Don’t be a butt head, put it in the bin (or in a tin)  (January 19, 2017)
More Here
Ministers eye anti-litter action on plastic bottles after successful bag charge  (January 19, 2017)
Good Policy
Calls for crackdown on crabbers, beach hoons and litter  (January 19, 2017)
Read More
After the balloon release… 5fm launch massive beach clean up campaign  (January 19, 2017)
Full Story
Local business backs Don’t Be A Waster campaign  (January 19, 2017)
Teamwork
Indian Air Force appeals to citizens to not litter  (January 18, 2017)
Full Story
Iceland 'litter' bottle washes up on Tiree  (January 18, 2017)
Read This
'Hey Tosser' litter campaign begins across Eurobadalla  (January 18, 2017)
Full Story
Named and shamed - litter louts who dropped fag ends near ashtrays  (January 18, 2017)
Big Cost
Litter bins across Worcester "under review", says council  (January 18, 2017)
Read More
Student art contest will fight litter  (January 18, 2017)
Launched
Woman recognized for keeping roadside litter free  (January 18, 2017)
Good Work
Shire’s tossers put on notice  (January 18, 2017)
Story Here
Litter is everywhere​  (January 17, 2017)
Letter
Retired civil servant fined £80 for littering after pouring coffee down drain  (January 17, 2017)
Mistake
More than 400 fined for littering in Thurrock  (January 17, 2017)
Improving
Residents blast council over poor drainage system  (January 17, 2017)
More Here
Birmingham City Council misses street cleaning target for litter by 58% - the worst year yet  (January 16, 2017)
See Stats
Leaked litter strategy: Drivers to be fined £60 for throwing rubbish from car  (January 17, 2017)
England
NGO prevents revellers from littering Vasai Fort on New Year’s Eve  (January 16, 2017)
Success!
Private litter wardens to start issuing £L75 fines within next few weeks    (January 16, 2017)
Story Here
Litter pickers achieve victory for common sense  (January 16, 2017)
Read More
This political commentator tried to shame a city for litter, but it backfired massively  (January 16, 2017)
Silly
Kildare named Ireland’s cleanest town by litter group  (January 16, 2017)
Impressive
TOMRA joins New Plastics Economy initiative to reshape the global plastics system​  (January 12, 2017)
Industry News
Meet 7-year-old boy who runs his own recycling business  (January 12, 2017)
Profile
Council picks up £30,000 a month with litter fines  (January 1, 2017)
Read More
Information campaign to abolish plastic bags launched  (January 1, 2017)
First Day
Mayor Rawlings promotes anti-litter campaign   (January 1, 2017)
Dallas